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Talker's MagazineThe quirky talk radio trade mag. Check the Talk Radio Research Project- it's not very scientific, but places on the top 15 talkers list (scroll down to Talk Radio Audiences By Size)) are as hotly contested as Emmys (and mean just about as much).

The AdvocateNo, not THAT Advocate... it's the Northwest Progressive Institute's Official Blog.

Media MattersDocumentation of right-wing media in video, audio and text.

Orcinushome of David Neiwert, freelance investigative journalist and author who writes extensively about far-right hate groups

Hominid Views"People, politics, science, and whatnot"
Darryl is a statistician who fights imperialism with empiricism, gives good links and wry commentary.

Jesus' General An 11 on the Manly Scale of Absolute Gender, a 12 on the Heavenly Scale of the 10 Commandments and a 6 on the earthly scale of the Immaculately Groomed.

Irrational Public Radio "informs, challenges, soothes and/or berates, and does so with a pleasing vocal cadence and unmatched enunciation. When you listen to IPR, integrity washes over you like lava, with the pleasing familiarity of a medium-roast coffee and a sensible muffin."

The Moderate VoiceThe voice of reason in the age of Obama, and the politics of the far-middle.

News Hounds Dogged dogging of Fox News by a team who seems to watch every minute of the cable channel so you don't have to.

HistoryLinkFun to read and free encyclopedia of Washington State history. Founded by the late Walt Crowley, it's an indispensable tool and entertainment source for history wonks and surfers alike.

right-wing blogs we like

The Reagan WingHearin lies the real heart of Washington State Republicans. Doug Parris runs this red-meat social conservative group site which bars no holds when it comes to saying who they are and who they're not; what they believe and what they don't; who their friends are and where the rest of the Republicans can go. Well-written, and flaming.

~~ "Returning to obscurity" is how David Goldstein framed his future after a good run filling-in for Dave Ross (KIRO m-f, 9a-12p). We asked in a post, last week: "How's Goldy doing? hoping to get some feedback on the local, novice, liberal blabbermouth's radio performance. Of course, we got an earful. But there's some good advice there, once you get by the Goldy-haters. Does up-and-comer David have a chance in a local talk market that's shrinking before our very eyes? Probably not, unless, of course, he's willing to do celebrity astrology, and forsake his trademark wonk for awesomeness.

~~Speaking of Too Beautiful to Live, (KIRO m-f, 7-10p) Gay Gary says he's finally loving the new show since the sexual tension has been ratcheted up,
"like," he says, "A LOT!" He noticed it when Jen producer was out sick
and Sean and Luke were left alone. "... Luke was going into the control
room with Sean where he was planning on doing the show the rest
of the
night. 'It's boys night tonight!' he gleefully announced. (OMG!) He
then had Sean inspect a skin rash he'd developed. (OMG - x2!!!) What
will happen next?! I don't know but it's like a radio soap opera you
guys! I'm just hoping the prudes at the FCC don't make them move the
show to Sirius or XM now that things are heating up." Gay sexual tension on talk radio? Gotta agree with Gary: that's thinking out of the box... (photo: Sean)&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.statcounter.com/&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img&amp;nbsp; src=&amp;quot;http://c6.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=676487&amp;amp;amp;java=0&amp;amp;amp;security=79c2dfb8&amp;amp;amp;invisible=1&amp;quot; alt=&amp;quot;counter stats&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

December 23, 2007

In November, the former British Columbian's column was abruptly discontinued from a 2-year run on the Toronto Star syndication for some enthusiastically pro-torture remarks she wrote.

In June, the Morticia Addams look-a-like had to be frogwalked by security out the door of Fox News' NY studios for "bizarre and erratic" behavior. She'd been a regular on the puerile, late night Red Eye, Fox's futile attempt at Kute Konservative Komedy.

She was supposed to be Fox News in-house Ann Coulter; but she turned out to be a Coulter who acts out... scary! (And besides, she isn't as subtle as dear Ann).

Canadian press is now reporting she's being investigated for criminal harassment after accusing a Mountie ex-boyfriend, of leaking Canadian anti-terrorism secrets.
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May 31, 2007

Proving once again that 'right-wing' and 'humor' are mutually exclusive, crazy-pants Fox News hottie, Rachel Marsden again offers a cogent argument that 'right-wing' and 'sane' may be just as oxymoronic.

The long-legged ex-Canadian, Morticia lookalike was escorted out of Fox News midtown Manhattan studios by security Wednesday night for what the NY Post reports as "for bizarre and erratic behavior."

KVI am 570 KHz Visit the burnt-out husk of one of the seminal right-wing talkers in all the land. Here's where once trilled the reactionary tones of Rush Limbaugh, John Carlson, Kirby Wilbur, Mike Siegel, Peter Weissbach, Floyd Brown, Dinky Donkey, and Bryan Suits.
Now it's Top 40 hits from the '60's & '70's aimed at that diminishing crowd who still remembers them and can still hear.

KTTH am 770 KHzRight wing home of local, and a whole bunch of syndicated righties such as Glennn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Medved, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Lars Larsony, and for an hour a day: live & local David Boze.